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		brenf24 41 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: E-paper display reaches the realm of LCD screens A few thoughts: it would be cool if the controller could do targeted refreshes to conserve power, only flipping pixels that changed. It would be cool to see a Linux distribution with a gui and windowing system specifically designed for e-ink displays. Not sure what optimizations would even be needed…

WillAdams 41 days ago [–]

Presumably the Pine Note folks have been looking into that, and presumably it's one of the goals of their Developer Edition:

https://pine64.org/devices/pinenote/

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